Members of a group called the Northwest Neighborhood Alliance acknowledge they didn't have permission from the city to install the benches, but the local alderperson said he supports the effort.

Hundreds have been deported to Haiti in recent weeks, and some say they have been left with no money, no protection from gangs and no place to go.

The president promised to save “Black jobs,” but his policies have resulted in fresh pain for the Black middle class as the employment gap widens.